Quill & Crumb serves as Capitol Hill’s living room and fills the neighborhood's longtime cafe void. Modeled after an Elizabethan Great Hall, the space looks like the set of a Shakespeare play, with tables, chairs, and ottomans scattered beneath a soaring ceiling with intricately carved woodwork—a fitting vibe for the all-day spot inside the Folger Shakespeare Library Museum. It’s least crowded during the week, and it’s then that you’ll have the best chance of snagging a seat for a tangy English Waldorf salad or avocado tartine with cedar-smoked salmon. Order one of their espresso-based, Shakespeare-inspired drinks like the Ophelia’s Bloom, a mix of espresso, pistachio milk, elderflower, and lavender syrup that strikes a perfect balance between lightly sweet and nutty.
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